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Family Moraceae Scientific name Artocarpus lacucha Common name (English) Monkey Fruit Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey jack or monkey fruit, is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tree…

Family Vitaceae Scientific name Causonis trifolia Common name (English) Three-Leaved Wild Vine Common name (Malay) / Identified as Introduced plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Causonis trifolia, commonly known as bush grape or three-leaved wild vine, is a climbing vine in the Vitaceae family. Native to tropical and subtropical Asia, it is valued for its small,…

Family Muntingiaceae Scientific name Muntingia calabura Common name (English) Jamaica Cherry Common name (Malay) Kerukup Siam Identified as Pioneer plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Muntingia calabura, commonly known as Jamaica cherry, strawberry tree, or Singapore cherry, is a fast-growing tropical tree in the Malvaceae family. Native to the Americas, it is widely naturalized in Southeast…

Family Moraceae Scientific name Ficus hispida Common name (English) Opposite Leaf Fig Common name (Malay) / Identified as Pioneer plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Ficus hispida, commonly known as hispid fig or opposite leaf fig, is a tropical tree in the Moraceae family. Native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, it is valued for…

Family Lamiaceae Scientific name Premna sp. Common name (English) Premna Common name (Malay) / Identified as Pioneer plant on Project M.A.R.S.’s land Premna sp., commonly known as premna or firebush, is a genus of tropical shrubs and small trees in the Lamiaceae family. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and the Pacific,…